It’s human nature to care for our loved ones. As parents, that tiny, perfect and vulnerable life that entered your lives, didn’t come with a technical “how to parent” manual. We do the best we can. We try to be the parents we needed when we were growing up. And then, we realize, that despite our best efforts, our children’s needs are way different than what we ever anticipated, we have to “wing it”. It’s very easy to blame ourselves for the terrible things that happen to our children. On some level, however logical we are, we ask ourselves, what we could have done better, how we could have been “more” for our children. What happens when our children become addicts? Naturally we panic and search for people, situations, parenting styles to blame, to point fingers at. If this, then that. If only this, then that… could’ve would’ve should’ve. It’s agony. Why? Where did we go wrong? I’m here to tell you that the best thing you can do for you addicted child who may now be an adult, is to love them as they are. This is their journey. They have to experience the consequences to their choices. The sadness is real. The possibility that they will stumble and fall a lot harder than you could imagine, and that they may not survive is real. Reach out for support for yourselves. We can give you contacts, tools, the right numbers. You don’t have to do this alone.